The Tidy Monster comes in and cleans,
it washes our heads with pearly dreams,
it bends it's back in contorted form,
trying to turn chaos into norm.
The tidy Monster hides its lies,
under beds, in cupboards away from our eyes,
it sweeps the floor from all the rubble,
keeping us stuck in our propaganda bubble.
The Tidy Monster is not some being,
it's not actually what it might seem,
in reality it's us hiding from the lies,
yet gathered around the false truth are flies.
The Tidy Monster in it's head so right,
not distinguishing between black or white,
we will all try to hide this mess,
by covering ears and eyes and you can guess.
The Tidy Monster is societies slave,
brandishing scorn to those who misbehave,
so we lift up the bed and start to sweep,
while deep down the very you starts to weep.
The Tidy Monster that covers our truth,
are built in our system way during youth,
it makes us believe that we aren't worthwhile,
yet we carry on life with a smile.
The Tidy Monster kills what is actually you,
someone you really, never ever knew,
it makes you forget what you want,
to be you, you know now you can't
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I really like the humor in this write, being a batchelor, I am seldom neat, ao it tends to apply to me. Imagery, rhythm and rhyme are just fine. Thanks for sharing.
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Excellent write! I loved this metaphor about humanity and the lives we lead. There's so much truth in this and you have expressed it so very well.
Great rhyme and flow also.
Yes in the end we become the same as everyone else and do what is expected of us...the tidy 'us', while the real us is hidden away.
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing
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